The three dimensions of agricultural cooperative governance: The case of the wine-making cooperatives in Languedoc-Roussillon

Les trois dimensions de la gouvernance coopérative agricole: le cas des coopératives vinicoles du Languedoc-Roussillon

Louis-Antoine Saïsset ()
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Louis-Antoine Saïsset: Marchés, Organisations, Institutions et Stratégies d'Acteurs - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier, Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier

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Abstract: Agricultural cooperatives, which are a unique organisational form, are undergoing fundamental structural change. In the wine-producing sector, particularly in Languedoc-Roussillon, the types of governance are being completely transformed. The aim of our work is to analyse and describe this specific system of governance through a qualitative study based on 25 interviews with managers of wine-making cooperatives in Languedoc-Roussillon. The main findings show the originality of the governance bodies of agricultural cooperatives, which are characterized by complex inter-relationships. In addition, through the textual analysis of the interview transcripts, we show that agricultural cooperative governance has three complementary dimensions – disciplinary, partnership and cognitive – whose importance varies from one cooperative to another.

Date: 2016
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Published in Revue Internationale de l'Economie Sociale, 2016, 339, pp.19-36. ⟨10.7202/1035585ar⟩

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DOI: 10.7202/1035585ar

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